entertained

英 [ˌentəˈteɪnd]

美 [ˌentərˈteɪnd]

v.  (尤指在自己家中)招待，款待; 使有兴趣; 使快乐; 娱乐; 心存，怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
entertain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使快乐；给…以娱乐；使有兴趣
  If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
  1. ...games and ideas to entertain children...
     带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法
  2. They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...
     顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。
  3. Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.
     儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。
• VERB 招待;款待
  If youentertainpeople, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
  1. I don't like to entertain guests anymore...
     我再也不想招待客人了。
  2. You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...
     即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。
  3. The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
     门罗一家继续大宴宾客。
• VERB 考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
  If youentertainan idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
  1. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...
     我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。
  2. I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
     我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。

双语例句

• We entertained friends to lunch.
  我们请朋友吃午饭。
• Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night.
  昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。
• These thoughts had for some time entertained me.
  这种想法在我头脑里盘桓了一段时间。
• The guests were entertained by a string quartet.
  一个弦乐四重奏乐团为客人们献艺演奏。
• Guests were rarely entertained in the library.
  很少会在书房招待客人。
• He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously
  他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。
• We entertained them for dinner.
  我们招待他们吃晚餐。
• He entertained his readers by lampooning the pretensions of the rich
  他以冷嘲热讽自以为是的有钱人来愉悦读者。
• Acrobats, clowns, drummers and jugglers entertained thousands of people watching on the side of the street.
  杂技演员、小丑、鼓手和玩杂耍的演员娱乐了在路边观看的人们。
• He entertained her with music and cookies at home.
  他在家用音乐和饼干招待她。